Name: Stephen Edwards (UK)
Address: Cali, Colombia
Mobile/What’s App: +57 3150 778779
Email: stevepedwards@gmail.com
Semi-retired ex Telecoms / IT Networks Technician and TEFL teacher looking for full or part-time In-class or online Adult TEFL Teaching roles. Experienced in teaching Upper Elementary to High School students in Asia and Latin America. Tutoring experience in technical environments. Past roles include IT/Network Installations, subsea SDH (DWDM) Testing and IT Tech Support. I recently (June 2025) refreshed my degree level IT skills on the Coursera Google IT Support course (May 2025). I am continuously learning: Conversational Spanish (basic) - traveling Central and South America since 2021. I have studied various AI Coursera courses (June 2025) so implemented a local Linux WordPress Tech website AI project, using an integrated Ollama AI LLM chatbot, using Gemini AI to build it from Prompt Conversations, over a week of continuous interaction, up to 15 hrs per day.
WORK HISTORY
Part Time Author, Peru 2022 - 2025
- Currently writing a second book about Amazonian Shamanism and Spiritual Plant Medicines
Teacher, Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Mayatan Bilingual School, Honduras, Sept—Oct 2024
- Teaching US grades 10 – 12 teenagers, aged 14 to 16, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, class sizes 3 - 18
- Implementing classroom management techniques including enforcing detentions for unacceptable behaviour, updating school software event logging system
Trainee TEFL Teacher, Good Shepherd Sisters, Bangkok, Thailand, June—July 2024
- Created lesson plans and teaching materials, and developed classroom management skills.
- Formulated and procured all teaching materials for teaching a specific language topic.
- Taught A1 level English and established a rapport with teenage students
- Managed equipment and teaching aids.
- 120-hour TEFL training, including 6 hours of observed teaching practice.
Electronics Test Technician, Curtis Wright Aircraft, UK (temp covid cover), Apr20-Jun20
- Mechanical builds + automated system testing of Aircraft Flight Data Recorder Units
Full time Home Carer
- Caring, cooking and responsible for medicine regimes for my disabled mother, Apr 2017-Sept 2019
IT Field Technician (contractor)
- Installation + upgrades of Cisco routers from ADSL to SDSL Oct16-Nov16
Adult Support Tutor (part-time), Cornwall County Council, UK, March 16 – October 2016
- Created lesson plans and teaching materials for supporting an adult with learning difficulties
- Formulated all teaching materials for teaching functional skills.
- Taught Functional Skills beginner level mathematics to a special needs student suffering dyspraxia.
Adult Support Tutor and IT Administrator, Switch Community Learning, UK, July 2015 – March 2016
- Tutored IT courses for adults. From basic Windows OS GUI usage to Introduction to Linux Administration
- IT Administration of 20 x Windows 8 training school PCs using a Linux control server
- Designed an Interactive 5-Day Linux Introduction Course
IT Technician, Cornwall County Council, Aug 2011 – January 2012
- Installation and Upgrades to CCC IP phone network
- Technical support via email and in person
IT Consultant, IT Technician and IT Trainer, Active Colour Printers (UK ), November 2010 – January 2011
- Kept aged, critical Win 2000 servers with custom print software running on minimal budget
- Trained staff, created relevant documentation for IT security policies and practices
Optical Fibre Splicer and Test Technician, Alcatel Submarine Networks, November 94 - September 2009
- Project Management for the setup and testing of high-capacity, international, submarine fibre cable systems (backbone Internet), worldwide
Trainee Paragliding Instructor, Cornwall Paragliding, April 2002 - September 2003
- Coached 30+ novice pilots basic flight theory, equipment handling, air rules, and safety procedures necessary for their first radio-supervised solo flight from clifftop launch to beach landing
| EDUCATION: | Foundation Degree in Computer Networking (2-year FdSc/Associate Degree)
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2010
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| CERTIFICATIONS: | Google IT Support via Coursera – 137hrs, completed in 17 days, May to June
Introduction to Generative AI Learning Path - June
TEFL International TESOL Certification (120 hours—6 teaching sessions) Vantage TEFL Certification, Bangkok, Thailand
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2025
2025 |
| Functional Skills BTEC Level 2 in Maths, English, ICT (for adult teaching syllabus)
Cornwall Council—Adult Education Centre
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2016
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| QUALIFICATIONS:
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NDG Linux Essentials – Cisco Networking Academy
Tools to Teach Training Award -- BTEC Level 4 AET (Award in Education and Training) -- BTEC Level 3 NCFE in Electronic Music Production -- BTEC Level 3 SDH (DWDM Optical Fibre Systems) -- BTEC Level 4 Microsoft Certified Professional -- in NT Server 4 A+ CompTIA (Windows/DOS) BTEC ONC Science (Instrumentation/Electronics) |
2019
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Professional and personal referees – expand box:
Mr Joshua Kerley, Mayatan Bilingual School, Honduras
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-kerley-97a9405/
Mr Joe Moore, King's College London: Newquay, Cornwall